PROMINENT Chinese writer and Nobel laureate Mo Yan opened a new social media account Monday, with the aim of “talking to young people.” He recorded a short video on the WeChat social media platform, introducing himself and explaining his expectations for the account. The WeChat public accounts platform, which is extremely popular in China, provides individuals, businesses and organizations with a space to publish blog posts, news and information. “I want to learn from young people and communicate with them more,” Mo said as to why he opened the personal account. When replying to a reader’s comment, he later called…